The Unquiet Libraryhttps://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com
Not Your Mother's Library. Your Library.Sat, 31 Jan 2015 21:59:16 +0000enhourly1http://wordpress.com/https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/76fe110a87de66218444fad26863bd03?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.pngThe Unquiet Libraryhttps://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com
Video Interview: The Importance of Choice for Igniting Student Passion and Learning Through Research Projectshttps://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/12/15/video-interview-the-importance-of-choice-for-igniting-student-passion-and-learning-through-research-projects/
https://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/12/15/video-interview-the-importance-of-choice-for-igniting-student-passion-and-learning-through-research-projects/#commentsFri, 14 Dec 2012 19:04:36 +0000http://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/?p=2680]]>Earlier this week, we featured a blog post about art inspired by student research. Teagan tell us a little more about her creative process and how choice in creating learning products can ignite student passion for research and inquiry!
Filed under: 2012-2013 Tagged: inquiry, passion, research, student learning]]>https://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/12/15/video-interview-the-importance-of-choice-for-igniting-student-passion-and-learning-through-research-projects/feed/0theunquietlibraryArt Gallery Inspired by Student Research and Content Creationhttps://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/art-gallery-inspired-by-student-research-and-content-creation/
https://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/art-gallery-inspired-by-student-research-and-content-creation/#commentsTue, 11 Dec 2012 20:39:43 +0000http://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/?p=2677]]>This fall, The Unquiet Library has hosted a unique art installation inspired by student research this past spring. Some of you may remember Teagan from this past winter and her unique approach to creating mindmaps. Teagan and her partner Kristiena (whom you may remember as one of my co-authors from this fall for a Knowledge Quest article) created a digital multigenre research composition on veterans and PTSD. Both Teagan and Kristiena were part of a group of students who generously shared their insights and reflections on being immersed in a participatory culture of learning. In their words, they set out to explore “…PTSD, the effects it has on veterans, and how veterans can receive help from this mental illness. It is very important to understand the severity of this undermined illness because without knowing about the organizations that help these veterans, the specific treatments these organizations use, and what we can do as a community to help, we are letting our country’s veterans down.” Their inquiry was inspired by their readings of All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac, and Ghosts of War by Ryan Smithson.

Teagan, who is a gifted photographer, decided to create her own original images to depict some of the key ideas and findings from their research and integrate them into the multigenre digital text. I was so struck by the artistry of her work that this fall, I asked her if she would consider letting the library create prints of her work and have a research inspired art gallery. She graciously gave me permission and used excerpts of her research to create informational placards for each print. After we mounted the prints and placards on art easels, we arranged Teagan’s artwork in the sequence she outlined for us so that viewers could follow the narrative of her artistic creations. Students and teachers alike have been impressed not only with her moving and striking photography, but they have also been pleasantly surprised to learn that it was sparked by the information she discovered in her research and that the gallery is an alternative representation of those findings. Not only did Teagan photograph and process the photographs, but she and her father both served as models for the prints.

The research inspired art gallery has not only helped others learn about PTSD and its impact on veterans, but it has also nudged people to see research as something more than an assignment and that it is a mode of learning that can far beyond a class assignment. I am hopeful that future galleries featuring inquiry inspired creative works will be commonplace and can incorporate additional participatory mediums for interacting with the gallery with a feature like panels coated in IdeaPaint where people can respond to the art and ideas. On behalf of the library and our learning community, I would like to thank Teagan for generously sharing her talent and wisdom with us.

Filed under: 2012-2013, Art, Teaching and Learning, Teen Voices Tagged: Art, inquiry, multigenre, student research]]>https://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/art-gallery-inspired-by-student-research-and-content-creation/feed/0theunquietlibraryResearch Inspired Art005007Drumroll, Please: YALSA Teens’ Top 10 Winners!https://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/drumroll-please-yalsa-teens-top-10-winners/
https://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/drumroll-please-yalsa-teens-top-10-winners/#commentsTue, 16 Oct 2012 16:51:51 +0000http://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/?p=2671]]>We are delighted to share that YALSA has announced the results of the voting for the 2012 Teens’ Top 10 awards! Congratulations to all the winners below—and be sure to read the YALSA Hub for features and profiles of all the winners! Learn more about the Teens’ Top Ten Award by clicking here.

2012 Teens’ Top Ten

Divergent by Veronica Roth (HarperCollins)

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Penguin)

Legend by Marie Lu (Penguin)

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (Quirk Books)

What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen (Penguin)

Across the Universe by Beth Revis (Penguin)

Cinder by Marissa Meyer (Macmillan)

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (Scholastic)

Where She Went by Gayle Forman (Penguin)

Abandon by Meg Cabot (Scholastic)

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https://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/college-bound-juniors-and-seniors-new-ap-act-sat-and-college-essay-prep-materials/#commentsMon, 15 Oct 2012 16:23:14 +0000http://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/?p=2657]]>We’ve just received a new shipment of SAT Prep, ACT Prep, AP test, and college essay writing materials updated for 2012-2013! Check out the photoshow below of our new test and college application prep materials–they are new and ready for you to use.
Click to view slideshow.Filed under: 2012-2013 Tagged: college applications, college bound, test prep]]>https://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/college-bound-juniors-and-seniors-new-ap-act-sat-and-college-essay-prep-materials/feed/0theunquietlibraryTitlewish is LIVE: Help The Unquiet Library Purchase Student Selected Titles!https://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/titlewish-is-live-help-the-unquiet-library-purchase-student-selected-titles/
https://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/titlewish-is-live-help-the-unquiet-library-purchase-student-selected-titles/#commentsMon, 15 Oct 2012 15:44:35 +0000http://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/?p=2652]]>Help us meet our goal of $500! You can make a direct donation to our Titlewave account in any amount of your choice. All books that we purchase will be student selected titles! Our donation site is now live and ready for your contribution!

Starting on October 15 and ending on November 8 we’re having an online Titlewish fundraiser. 100% of the money we raise will go directly to purchasing new materials for our school library. We’re asking our Creekview High community to participate and help us raise $500. We’re going to use this money to purchase new fiction and nonfiction books requested by students for our school library.

To help us meet our goal, please visit http://www.titlewish.com/103325 beginning October 15 and click the Donate button. The donation website will go live on October 15. Thank you for helping our library and students!

The contest is open to students and other patrons, as well as educators and library staff, so encourage everyone to enter. The contest will run through the end of October. Daily winners will receive a $25 gift card, and weekly winners will receive an iPod Shuffle. For more information, including guidelines, click on the contest spotlight on the GALILEO home page or go to http://about.galileo.usg.edu/discover_contest.

Filed under: 2012-2013 Tagged: contest, GALILEO]]>https://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/galileo-what-i-discovered-contest/feed/2theunquietlibraryAbout GALILEOThe Unquiet Library on Wheels @ The Cafeteriahttps://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/the-unquiet-library-on-wheels-the-cafeteria/
https://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/the-unquiet-library-on-wheels-the-cafeteria/#commentsFri, 14 Sep 2012 19:37:56 +0000http://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/?p=2623]]>Check out today’s video and images from today’s edition of Library on Wheels! Learn more about this effort that Ms. Jan Reed has brought to Creekview from our sister high school Sequoyah High. We’ve started with popular fiction and nonfiction, and we’ll be adding magazines to the menu at the end of the month!
Click to view slideshow.Filed under: 2012-2013]]>https://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/the-unquiet-library-on-wheels-the-cafeteria/feed/0theunquietlibrary2nd Annual Teen Photography and Art Contest @ The Sequoyah Regional Public Libraryhttps://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/09/05/2nd-annual-teen-photography-and-art-contest-the-sequoyah-regional-public-library/
https://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/09/05/2nd-annual-teen-photography-and-art-contest-the-sequoyah-regional-public-library/#commentsWed, 05 Sep 2012 18:31:53 +0000http://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/?p=2619]]>Filed under: 2012-2013]]>https://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/09/05/2nd-annual-teen-photography-and-art-contest-the-sequoyah-regional-public-library/feed/0theunquietlibrarySlide2